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How to migrate the data with vmvx

Updated: 21 May 2010 | 4 comments
Thomas Schulz 3's picture
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Hello.

Ich have a Solaris9 server with an 3.x VXVM installation. Now we need to migrate all the data from an EMC CX400 to a DMX-4.

The implementation from the LUN in the OS and in vxvm is not the problem.

My problem is the migration from the old LUN to the new LUN. I have no idea which vxvm commands i need.

Please help me :-)

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Puckout's picture
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2009
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you can use the mirroring function. these commands will get you started:

 

 

# vxdisksetup -i  lun1 ( repeat for all luns/disk)
# vxdg -g <diskgroup> adddisk newdisk1=lun1  newdisk2=lun2.
# vxassist -g <diskgroup> -b  mirror <name of volume to be mirroed>  lun1 lun2 (specify the  lun(s) to use)
where -b is optional if you want to run the mirroring in the backgroud
# vxplex -g <diskgroup> dis old_plex_name
# df  -kl ( make sure all data is active.. havent removed the wrong plex)
# vxedit -g <diskgroup> -rf rm old_plex_name
# vxdisk -o alldgs list

 

 

Thomas Schulz 3's picture
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2009
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Onw more question.

 

Is there a "move" command availiable ?

Herve GREGOIRE's picture
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2009
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Hello,

 

you can move subdisks only, but before you have to create them on your DMX... in your case mirroring is the best way !

 

maybe some scripts...

 

Puckout's picture
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2009
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check out vxevac which is a move like operation, not sure about how you could recover if needed.